Mordekaiservs Zed
Mordekaiser vs Zed is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Zed wins with a 61.5% win rate (+23.1%) over Mordekaiser based on 13 games. Zed wins the early laning phase while Mordekaiser scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Mordekaiser build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Mordekaiser vs Zed matchup.
Mordekaiser Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Mordekaiser performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who Wins the Mordekaiser vs Zed Matchup?
Mordekaiser vs Zed Matchup Summary
The Mordekaiser vs Zed matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 13 recent matches analyzed, Zed wins with a 61.5% win rate compared to Mordekaiser's 38.5%, giving Zed a 23.1 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Zed controls the early laning stage, but Mordekaiser outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Zed needs to press advantages before Mordekaiser reaches their power spikes, while Mordekaiser should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Mordekaiser leads by 923 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Zed has a strong advantage in this matchup. Mordekaiser players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Zed overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Mordekaiser vs Zed Laning Phase Breakdown
Zed is favored during the laning phase against Mordekaiser, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Zed holds advantages in farming, damage and gold income, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Mordekaiser Build Against Zed
Plated Steelcaps is the optimal boots choice against Zed, providing the mobility and stats Mordekaiser needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Mordekaiser against Zed are Liandry's Torment, Riftmaker and Rylai's Crystal Scepter. This combination gives Mordekaiser an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Zed. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Mordekaiser vs Zed matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Mordekaiser14.3%
Zed85.7%Mordekaiser66.7%Zed33.3%Zed dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 85.7% win rate — a 71.4 percentage point lead over Mordekaiser. This lopsided early game means Zed can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Mordekaiser is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 66.7% win rate — 33.3 points above Zed. Extended games heavily favor Mordekaiser, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Zed must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Mordekaiser reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Mordekaiser survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.
Best Mordekaiser Runes Against Zed
Precision
Resolve
The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Mordekaiser the best tools to compete against Zed in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Mordekaiser matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Mordekaiser's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Mordekaiser build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51.94% | 283 | 5.9 | 747 | 11,843 | 53.0% | 51.2% | |
| 48.54% | 274 | 6.2 | 890 | 12,147 | 53.9% | 44.6% | |
| 46.62% | 266 | 5.8 | 893 | 11,500 | 43.8% | 48.7% | |
| 52.47% | 263 | 6.3 | 911 | 12,160 | 50.0% | 54.4% | |
| 48.10% | 237 | 5.6 | 841 | 11,338 | 39.2% | 54.3% | |
| 49.76% | 209 | 6.0 | 836 | 11,400 | 42.4% | 54.8% | |
| 56.68% | 187 | 6.2 | 1,214 | 11,907 | 57.1% | 56.3% | |
| 47.67% | 172 | 5.6 | 789 | 11,720 | 50.0% | 46.1% | |
| 57.65% | 170 | 5.7 | 969 | 11,804 | 61.3% | 54.7% | |
| 52.07% | 169 | 5.6 | 786 | 11,357 | 49.3% | 53.9% | |
| 42.24% | 161 | 6.0 | 1,041 | 11,877 | 45.2% | 40.4% | |
| 49.35% | 154 | 5.5 | 886 | 11,455 | 50.0% | 48.9% | |
| 44.83% | 145 | 5.9 | 882 | 10,900 | 44.1% | 45.4% | |
| 47.14% | 140 | 6.1 | 1,085 | 11,685 | 46.8% | 47.4% | |
| 44.27% | 131 | 5.6 | 826 | 12,079 | 40.0% | 46.5% | |
| 53.08% | 130 | 6.2 | 1,014 | 11,878 | 59.7% | 47.1% | |
| 55.91% | 127 | 6.1 | 966 | 12,455 | 64.6% | 50.6% | |
| 40.65% | 123 | 5.9 | 862 | 11,001 | 36.2% | 44.6% | |
| 50.42% | 119 | 5.7 | 892 | 10,989 | 58.2% | 43.8% | |
| 48.70% | 115 | 6.0 | 787 | 11,913 | 50.0% | 48.0% | |
| 53.91% | 115 | 5.8 | 1,040 | 12,111 | 59.0% | 51.3% | |
| 58.88% | 107 | 5.7 | 1,160 | 12,375 | 69.4% | 53.5% | |
| 46.60% | 103 | 6.2 | 802 | 12,467 | 50.0% | 44.4% | |
| 51.49% | 101 | 6.1 | 818 | 11,490 | 51.9% | 51.0% | |
| 53.06% | 98 | 5.5 | 778 | 11,229 | 58.5% | 49.1% | |
| 48.96% | 96 | 5.2 | 668 | 10,415 | 36.6% | 58.2% | |
| 54.44% | 90 | 5.7 | 671 | 11,300 | 56.4% | 52.9% | |
| 48.86% | 88 | 6.2 | 787 | 10,404 | 51.0% | 46.0% | |
| 53.49% | 86 | 5.8 | 858 | 12,017 | 52.8% | 54.0% | |
| 53.57% | 84 | 3.9 | 881 | 11,289 | 48.6% | 57.5% | |
| 55.95% | 84 | 5.7 | 820 | 11,579 | 57.9% | 54.4% | |
| 51.81% | 83 | 5.8 | 805 | 11,638 | 51.4% | 52.1% | |
| 54.88% | 82 | 5.9 | 921 | 11,258 | 51.4% | 57.8% | |
| 53.75% | 80 | 5.7 | 728 | 11,345 | 43.8% | 60.4% | |
| 48.68% | 76 | 6.3 | 822 | 11,420 | 52.9% | 45.2% | |
| 44.59% | 74 | 5.9 | 929 | 12,341 | 46.9% | 42.9% | |
| 43.84% | 73 | 5.2 | 926 | 11,790 | 38.7% | 47.6% | |
| 55.56% | 72 | 5.6 | 945 | 11,370 | 72.7% | 41.0% | |
| 58.82% | 68 | 5.5 | 815 | 11,294 | 56.3% | 61.1% | |
| 56.45% | 62 | 5.9 | 869 | 12,055 | 66.7% | 48.6% | |
| 45.76% | 59 | 6.0 | 850 | 11,538 | 56.0% | 38.2% | |
| 41.51% | 53 | 3.3 | 735 | 12,234 | 45.8% | 37.9% | |
| 55.32% | 47 | 6.2 | 862 | 11,833 | 55.0% | 55.6% | |
| 53.49% | 43 | 5.9 | 645 | 11,229 | 61.1% | 48.0% | |
| 50.00% | 42 | 3.3 | 780 | 11,979 | 47.6% | 52.4% | |
| 47.62% | 42 | 5.3 | 823 | 10,814 | 47.4% | 47.8% | |
| 63.41% | 41 | 5.4 | 774 | 12,968 | 60.0% | 65.4% | |
| 58.54% | 41 | 5.7 | 864 | 12,279 | 71.4% | 51.9% | |
| 47.50% | 40 | 5.6 | 744 | 11,086 | 33.3% | 56.0% | |
| 52.50% | 40 | 2.5 | 850 | 12,513 | 45.0% | 60.0% | |
| 25.00% | 40 | 6.0 | 724 | 11,639 | 23.5% | 26.1% | |
| 35.90% | 39 | 6.0 | 978 | 10,362 | 33.3% | 38.9% | |
| 60.00% | 35 | 3.2 | 905 | 11,989 | 64.7% | 55.6% | |
| 50.00% | 32 | 5.5 | 806 | 10,539 | 40.0% | 58.8% | |
| 45.16% | 31 | 5.8 | 786 | 10,736 | 53.9% | 38.9% | |
| 42.86% | 28 | 1.8 | 818 | 11,142 | 40.0% | 46.1% | |
| 59.26% | 27 | 1.4 | 735 | 13,241 | 75.0% | 52.6% | |
| 51.85% | 27 | 5.6 | 902 | 11,809 | 50.0% | 52.6% | |
| 44.44% | 27 | 3.6 | 789 | 11,345 | 23.1% | 64.3% | |
| 53.85% | 26 | 1.6 | 600 | 10,247 | 55.6% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 25 | 5.7 | 967 | 10,726 | 46.1% | 33.3% | |
| 45.83% | 24 | 6.2 | 831 | 10,847 | 53.9% | 36.4% | |
| 26.09% | 23 | 3.9 | 834 | 10,959 | 16.7% | 36.4% | |
| 50.00% | 22 | 3.1 | 836 | 12,955 | 57.1% | 46.7% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 3.7 | 691 | 10,474 | 70.0% | 50.0% | |
| 59.09% | 22 | 2.8 | 769 | 12,330 | 55.6% | 61.5% | |
| 35.00% | 20 | 5.2 | 608 | 10,706 | 33.3% | 36.4% | |
| 60.00% | 20 | 2.7 | 779 | 11,610 | 54.5% | 66.7% | |
| 31.58% | 19 | 5.0 | 702 | 10,701 | 50.0% | 18.2% | |
| 42.11% | 19 | 2.3 | 835 | 13,279 | 20.0% | 50.0% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 1.6 | 879 | 13,756 | 66.7% | 61.5% | |
| 44.44% | 18 | 1.3 | 838 | 12,330 | 50.0% | 41.7% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 5.8 | 809 | 10,333 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 52.94% | 17 | 2.3 | 683 | 10,329 | 44.4% | 62.5% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 4.5 | 841 | 12,286 | 33.3% | 54.5% | |
| 25.00% | 16 | 3.4 | 788 | 11,487 | 37.5% | 12.5% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 4.9 | 888 | 13,790 | 100.0% | 30.8% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 5.9 | 761 | 12,355 | 25.0% | 70.0% | |
| 71.43% | 14 | 4.7 | 911 | 11,637 | 83.3% | 62.5% | |
| 64.29% | 14 | 3.6 | 935 | 11,813 | 66.7% | 62.5% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 4.4 | 996 | 12,086 | 100.0% | 60.0% | |
| 38.46% | 13 | 6.0 | 742 | 11,097 | 14.3% | 66.7% | |
| 61.54% | 13 | 6.1 | 849 | 11,748 | 100.0% | 37.5% | |
| 69.23% | 13 | 1.3 | 927 | 13,825 | 80.0% | 62.5% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.0 | 795 | 12,708 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 25.00% | 12 | 6.1 | 674 | 11,067 | 20.0% | 28.6% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.9 | 768 | 12,024 | 62.5% | 0.0% | |
| 18.18% | 11 | 4.3 | 740 | 9,968 | 12.5% | 33.3% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 2.4 | 701 | 12,507 | 0.0% | 66.7% | |
| 30.00% | 10 | 1.3 | 784 | 13,334 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 4.5 | 546 | 9,398 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 1.7 | 839 | 13,879 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 10 | 5.9 | 750 | 14,552 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 10 | 1.7 | 741 | 14,154 | 25.0% | 83.3% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 1.5 | 752 | 11,324 | 75.0% | 66.7% | |
| 70.00% | 10 | 5.5 | 803 | 13,460 | 80.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 2.7 | 901 | 11,585 | 80.0% | 25.0% | |
| 88.89% | 9 | 6.2 | 811 | 11,338 | 80.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 3.4 | 610 | 11,122 | 0.0% | 60.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 5.8 | 729 | 13,089 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 6.7 | 963 | 11,724 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 0.8 | 696 | 12,231 | 50.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.3 | 889 | 13,677 | 66.7% | 16.7% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 3.1 | 727 | 9,956 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 3.5 | 478 | 7,712 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.9 | 672 | 9,142 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 6.0 | 1,167 | 13,076 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 6.0 | 650 | 11,415 | 33.3% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 5.3 | 893 | 12,900 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 3.4 | 890 | 12,647 | 50.0% | 80.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.7 | 676 | 10,233 | 0.0% | 75.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 4.5 | 643 | 10,958 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 28.57% | 7 | 3.4 | 529 | 10,307 | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 1.4 | 908 | 12,831 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 7 | 6.1 | 649 | 10,084 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 85.71% | 7 | 4.6 | 681 | 12,167 | 75.0% | 100.0% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 5.0 | 798 | 11,592 | 33.3% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 3.3 | 617 | 11,292 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 83.33% | 6 | 3.1 | 646 | 13,130 | 100.0% | 80.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 4.8 | 617 | 7,879 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 6.6 | 839 | 12,627 | 66.7% | 66.7% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 716 | 10,413 | 50.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.6 | 570 | 9,046 | 66.7% | 100.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 2.7 | 921 | 11,242 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 3.3 | 698 | 9,130 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 20.00% | 5 | 4.7 | 745 | 12,311 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 886 | 13,097 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.9 | 707 | 10,532 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
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Mordekaiser vs Zed - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Mordekaiser do against Zed in League of Legends?
Zed wins the Mordekaiser vs Zed matchup with a 61.5% win rate compared to Mordekaiser's 38.5%, a 23.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 13 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.
How does Mordekaiser do against Zed in the early game?
In the early game, Zed has the advantage against Mordekaiser with a 85.7% win rate versus 14.3%. Zed players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Mordekaiser do against Zed in the late game?
In the late game, Mordekaiser takes over the Mordekaiser vs Zed matchup with a 66.7% win rate compared to 33.3%. Mordekaiser scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Mordekaiser vs Zed matchup?
Zed wins the matchup against Mordekaiser with a 61.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 23.1 percentage point advantage means Zed is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 13 games analyzed.
What is the best Mordekaiser build against Zed?
The best Mordekaiser build against Zed includes Liandry's Torment, Riftmaker, Rylai's Crystal Scepter with Plated Steelcaps. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Mordekaiser runes against Zed?
The best Mordekaiser runes against Zed use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 44.4% win rate in the Mordekaiser vs Zed matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Mordekaiser counter Zed?
No, Mordekaiser struggles against Zed with only a 38.5% win rate. Zed has the advantage in this matchup. Mordekaiser players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Zed's lead.
How do I play Mordekaiser against Zed?
When playing Mordekaiser against Zed, play cautiously and avoid Zed's power spikes. Focus on safe farming — you outscale Zed in the late game. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.